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The Republican
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VOLUME 83
WAVERLY, OHIO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1923
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NUMBER 48
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J. W. DOWNING |
IS CANDIDATE
AGED MAN KILLED BY D. T. 4
i Climbed Between Cars Which Block
ed Cro_sing at lronton—-Died at
Martin, Hospital
L«s Foster, former* Jackson man,
FOR THE STUMP OP GREAT!wa_ the engineer of a J). T. «t I.
JUNIOR SAGAMORB OF THE
GREAT COUNCIL OF OHIO
train which killed Joseph II. Witten-
j berg, aired 70 years, at lronton Tues-
jday afternoon of last week.
Fosters train was blocking _ erots-
ifng at Third and Railroad streets in
! thai city. The aged man, impatient
__ J to get home from his work at a tailor
ing Hhop, started to climb between
Long Connected With L O. R. M.j thc cars, when tho train suddenly
MEET ON DECEMBER 1st!
and His Broad Fraternal Affiliation- Make.Him Pre-eminent
18 NOW MAYOR OF PIKETON
When tho first tribal meetings of
the dilTcront tribes of- Red. MVft,
throughout the state of Ohio, ure victim had been placed on the side-
held for the month of December, the
Past Sachems of these tribes will
vote on a number of candidates for
tbe Stomp of Great Junior Sagamore
of the Great Council of Ohio.
Among the candidate- for this important Stump will be found the name
of John W. Downing, Mayor of Piketon and cashier of the Piketon National Bank. Mr. Downing'* long connection with the Imp. O. R. M. and
his broad fraternal affiliations, make
started. IJ i.- left arm and leg were
xevcred and hia right aide and leg
wer badly crushed and mangled. Hc
was picked up bleeding and dying,
and ru>.hcd to the Murting hospital,
where he died a few minutes later.
Tho crew of the train was not
awaro of the accident until the caboose pawed the place where tho
walk awaiting on ambulance.
Mr. Foster has been a railroader
for ycaw, with an enviable record- of
service.
MAN AND BOY ARE HURT
Three cars figured in a collision
which resulted* in painful, although
not serious injuries to a man and boy,
und tho -ever* shaking up of __*#•_-]
other occupants of the machines.
z:t~:::zsFARMERSTOHoij)
Home Talent Production Given ;n ! A ITITTT - I PrOOIAlTP
w.,„ly_T.BlB,,ci,yAa„c ANNUAL _._}M0NS
With only a few seats remaining; ——.
for the two Wuverly *hows, the big DUKE COMMUNITY^ FARMERS
j Knight* of Pytfmu Minstrel*, which; WILL HOLD INSTITUTE ON
nil Waverly and I'ike county has bemttj MONDAY AND TUESDAY {
leagerly looking forward to, promise* <
I to be a great suct'cvs and Indications ■
tare now that the .«how will play to!
jroore peoplo thia year than last. When
thc Jone.« d. _£ *torr opened up I_*t j
Saturday, for two hour*, tho sterol • *"
,was packed with people seeking thej__c«l Interest I. Ccntertd On the
I pasteboard", while telephone cali> tauter Content v/okh Wil", Be
I poured Into the store all <i_y. li> Sia_ed Hy the School Children
(the end nt the day, practically all of j
tthe b**.t seat* werv *old. and thi
Jhr.ve been steady ever hince that.
However, there are u few rnon left
• for both night*, mj we would urge >'<-u
■ to get them while thc getting ta rood. j,
For tho»e who can not po*.«ibly «<"■*
STATE SPEAKERS ON BILL
TO MOLD EIGHT INSTITUTES
ke community, in thc extreme
*outh\v-*t corner ot Pake county, will
i;_vt- tiie.r third institute M'Xt .vionday
und Tuesday. Tho officer* m charge
of the institute are: l'le.idcnt, W.
i. Hrown; Secretary, Edward Mc*
Conn, ami l-wty (. on*-, indent, Mrs.
early Saturday evening, when the
him a pre-eminent candidate and fits j trio of cars crashed together ofi thc
him to efficiently execute tho affairs J chillicothe p,„c, near Alma. _Accor_-
of thc offlco to which he la seeking mg to Pearl Taylor, Chillicothe bat-!A COMMANDMENT SHATTERED HOLD
election. ber, who was driving one of tho ma-i
He is a charter member of Red chnes, a car, which he wn* folio wing, jMr, Mike M^g^ Flails Mra.Newton Tov*nj.hip Boaster- Gather 'than an amateur one. Th«
Hawk Tribe, Imp. O. R. M. No. -O.jand ono driven by Roma Brown. ll.i-i Schoonover Last Sundsy Evening for Meeting Every Monwi—L. M. :P">J*rnm appear.*, elsewhere
of Waverly, and a charter member of jtergarden addition, near Chiliicothe.i —No Arrests Are Made Oleaaon 1- fr__,__nt ;««--_.
COMMUNITY
Graded Way Tribe, No. 23, of Pike- coming from the opposite direction,)
ton. Ho is also a member of the fol*;collided Brown's ear "-roomed into]
lowing fraternal order*: Orient. Taylor'-. All three were badly dam-
Lodge, No. 321, F. & A. M., Wavorly,Lgod Brown had his
Modern Woodmen of America, Lodge > and his eight-year-old
their reserved *eatj», arangemenU
have been made to put in sosnci fold
:lng chairs, so that everybody carinjr
to can see tho big *how.
The dress rehenrsnl wa* ha*J«l Tucv
<!.»>- evening and everything went olT c. Dourlct. The community financed
like clock work. The opening chorus Independent institute/ In 1U_.1 and
ami the fir«.t part alone will be well y^-., -c the atate is giving them help
worth the price alone, not to say any- t'4(i year Tho xUt<J fIM-,__t__» „pc_k-
thing of thc three or four olio net* ,.r> ond pays, Si&.OO toward other ea-
and the beautiful afterpiece. "Pre- ppnsc:! of thc institute.
Volstead Day, in a Tea Garden." -,lK ^^ ,Mlt )Car> are Dr.
Mr. George (Pop) Sank haj* been Ma:y Andarson and Chester Strong.
drilling the boy.% hard and he ha* onf_»r, Anderson cornes • from Summitt
hand some real f!a*hy outfits of black lOU;.;> Su. hUjt „pent ^ ,jfe „ ft
MEETING f'in -n** broadcloth, so the »how will nudt,lt of h__uu#ilh_ .She hit* held
resemble a big 'ity minstrc!-r_ther :many ,^r*onmblc position.-, in eonnec-
tion. with school* and other public in-
t"l* tjtut.orr-.. Her reaiiy wit and raro
•uod ^vn-^} have rruidc her "u very ac-
„/..- ».«»ir_„.itior» *«»th Mrs. Mike Morgan, of thuinot let .. lit
no*c broken _., , .
son hod hi«:rl*-/' ' **u*r'8 Schoonover i% at her jot - bndgrJ
were remov- 'u'rr''' ncar Shyville, sullcrin^ with a from hovini
Franklin at;*J"''*en •t>,*, w,,,c"' sl,e **ays 8',,> re*! Un<lcr '"♦* I
P^ia'n"shte7LodV'and ^Vaverly|S,il^^^ whc" Mr_jfl0r«*n ili^ * 8on' Npyvtmi
Chapter No. 99. Eastern Stars, of'nttCndcd to. T^VniJn hcr.frcm f^"4* ",l? a FoM ^~ty .^.
which he is Past Worthy Patron andj touring car in which, i'm. Schoonover the p^i 23 moot
Tho seat*
• j vi . . u . j Celling fiurly
I.oyui Newton tuvv..^hip boosters do:
well as tne
No.^-T, Waverly, Piketon I>amoi/ac<, Mverely cut. Both wers rrmov-
LodgcKnighU of Pythias, Piketon jed to the office of Dr. Franklin, at
MEET1NQ POSTPONED
The next meeting of the American
A- tho result ut an alleged alterca
little thing such a* the lack?
aero** a creeg kci-j- them
from huving a commjiiity nii*t:.r.;;.
Under the presidency of L. Ii. t^ie--
township ha« h.u a
r;i; .»t ry month for
nth ».
alleges her husband, Hoys Schoon- L_st Wednesday, a fine meeting
over, and Mrs. Mike. Morgan wercjwa* held at thc Yankee HJl school
preparing to go for a drive. Jboose, It took the pushing of six
According to a version of the story | men to gat a truck load ot thc -Boo*
Mra. Schoonover, she, in!*ters" acrosm thc creek at -a.<per. A
at Piketon have been ccpt_blc institute speaker ' for many
well, but not quite _*: yean.. Dr. Anderson will tpeak on
committee anticipated. t|l0 foliow.ng topic*: "It'a Up To
\Vbrthy Patron Elect. In regard to
his affiliation with th* Impd. O. R, M^
ho has ^rved tho order in the 'ol'0** | Legion wdl bo heldon tho evening of
Ing capacities: He was o member of i)c<:Crnber 2,,^ All legion member,
the Great Council for eleven Creat' ,..,.,,{ t0 v- nns$er,t The **'v*n by
_:_*_ *_-»fi_2?___ _f_?__^u^ •*» >■«.•«•-* 7 rrf_***r_r_f___T_rd
mU_it. .bJ PT-«»_U™. Md-.lu™™l»..r-A>*an^.TO*-'^.Vlhth°~^ ^J^'"
Sun*, served
man of the
committees, was for two years mem-)
ber of thc Board of Appeals and Is at I CHECK
present a member of thc finance com*.
mtttee.
! twice h*r>\ and the people w just »Xh« Adoleacent lloy and Giri" and
•.»hat it is, it is expected that thereN«Th« Revolt of Youth."
will be a ru,h for ?eats down at cheaUr Strong, from Morgan eooft-
Pikcton and a will not bi> surpriwng iy -, lhc oU)KJ. -pg|lfc#r {ot l:,c in>ti.
I to aao tho house parked there too tutc iJr strunjC ^ a kVCftUiUl
A p_r_<1e was staged Wednesday:yoann Uirmei 0f Uw •„,,, iif Morj. ,,
at Waveriy and will be duplicated at „>vVy „c u ^ ftnp ^ uf n ,
Piketon Thanksgiving day in **** who U willing to saerifice self :..*
afternoon. Watch fpr It. other-, and along with h> beany fa »
For the presenUtlon of lht* Mon- ^0rk, finds tihi. to le-d a hvo c I
Magnificent, Ma*todon Mm* Sheep Club. Mr. Strong u.p.cs . i
WORKER WAS
Mr. and Mr-. Dennis Daniels, on the
BUSY; Pruther farm in thc Prairie, between
'. Wpverly and Piketon, Sunday even-
jing, and that her husband took thc
srel*. Mr. Sank iin* brought if\en [.,.. -*\v,nter \\ .iy.*: of Wood F<>
program prepared which conswtcd of -a-Te trunks of the very bc*t scenery-, "Young Life and lU Drveiopim
Mr. Downing is a capable busineas^ To I>uU StiwtIn This City «d w_chine ^ stMd towanl Waverly
man and has been connected with the) GeU Aw*' **** « C**^cottie -about mx-thirty o'clock. M«. Schoon-
Plketon National Bank since its estab-j Last-Week j over's suspicions were aroused andj "The Multiplication Tabic/
"""""*" i she atorted toward Waverly on foot, | ltuth Shoemaker
.costuming and r"fTect.*v
BIG EPWORTH LKAGUE RALLY
liahment in 1902. Hc was at first
assistant cashier of that institution
and, as a reward of his splendid! service, was later promoted to the position of caihier, with tho resignation
of T. N. Patterson, who was tha
first caahi-f.
songs and the following numbers:
"Writing a Composition"
Bern if*.- Muatard. Edna Throckmorton.
Mary Mu^tardT0 Bc Me,d **
Episcopal Church On Next Tues-
*"day, December 21 st
"Pigs"
Held
A man, giving the name of Harry;BLnd j_ter catching a ride with a pa**- ("The Flapper" . . Kdna Throckmortoni
Brown, claiming to hail from Beaver. ^,c m'._orist, she sayB she arrived on, Mr. Socratu* Snookn"
attempted cashing of a bogus check; Water street in time to »ce M
drawn to the order of Walter Yaco, • Morgan getting in the machino with
proprietor of the Famous Clothing | her husband. She says that when
Soil* Problems of thi* Hill Farm ;.•'
anil "The Silver Lining of Farmir
Local thingr of inlet-M in tin
*t;tutc will be a po>t«"r rontca.
Waverly Methodist ,fho0, children. There are |«_o fc -
fereil in IS prues locally, end
winning poster wdl ha *ent lo Col-. ..
bu* to compete in the *tato conte.:.
A County Epworth League Rally m which the fir>t pn:o ia $2.'>.00. *-
C. Uryant is in charge of the poster
Beraice MusUrd, will be held ut the M. E. church.
At tne close of the program, 4-H Waverly, on Tuesday, December 1st, contest
Club certificates were given to the beginning with a banquet ot 5:*W. A conte-t is aUo being run for toe
Co., of Chillicothe, in this city late; »._* attempted to get in the machine,, n<em|jerii 0f the Jolly Worker-. Cloth- i In the evening. Rev. Paul Rugg, of bext 30-mtnute school proyram. Two
Mr. Downing will retiro as Mayor Wednesday evening of last week. |Mrs. Morgan ga\-e her a shove cau*-j
of Piketon January 1st, on his own j Tbe stranger made a amall pur- j ing h »r to fall to the} pavement,, and ]
Htlon and not by the will of thejrhaioe at the Grecnbaum store and sho «_.fered a broken leg.
people, as he was tendered the
ipir>Ciit«d a ftO check, drawn on a Mrs. .';>rgan sa>*» that Mr*
ation for st second term, which he
graciously refused. He has made a
splendid official and the Great Council
'hilinothe bank, to the order of ( Schoonover wa. in a state of intoxi
fy Blown," and signed by thc cation and that whan she went to gel
ii Clothing, by Walter Yaco, in;into the machine she fell. Mrs. Mor-
of Ohio of the Impd. O. R. M. will be I payment It waa refused and heigan called Marshal Murphy and Ofli-
fortunato should they be successful > left, appearing later at the Will jeers Miller and Noel and told them to
in electing a man of Mr/ Downing'si Dougherty & Co. store, where he.come to West Water street* as their
character and ability to its official'went through a similar procedure and,was a drunken woman there. When
family. Mr. Downing Is at present
chairman of the Pike County Chapter
of the Red Cross Society, which is
doing splendid work In Pike county
under hos leadership.
AN ERROR CORRECTED
A few weeks ago. publication waa
made in on* or mora papers to the
effect that Walter Hankiru* was arraigned on a charge of soliciting orders, and found guilty and fined. This
waa an error. We publish this correction at Mr. Hankine* request in
order to net him right before thc
p-blic I charge-
.... . ' ' >«*r at-*
UNDERGOES OPERATION
F. E. Bauer, Hfti Gallia street,
operated upon by Dr. R. B. Drai-y>
specialist ef Colorobxus. in Portsmouth
General hospital Friday, waa reported
aa getting along nicely Saturday.--
Port-mouth Sun..
reception.
Following the activities of the
check worker here, he departed for
Chillicothe and planted a "cold
check" on Charles Copp'.j, a Chillicothe coal merchant.
BEAVER MAN FINED
Finea of 15 and costs for Intoxication and $100 and costs for poaaesv-
ing liquor were assessed Ben Shoemaker, of Beaver, wben he was arraigned in the court of Mayor V. R.
Bieriey, *pf New Boston, Friday,
in' pleaded guilty to the
A-e paid up.aad was releas-
i picked up by
Tra__c Officer Pennington early
Thursday night and lodged in the
village JaB.
the officers arrived on the scene, they
found Mrs. Schoonover lying in the
gutter unable to arise on account of
her broken limb. She- was taken U>
the office of OS L. E. WIU*, where
the brokon bona-was sot She was
then removed to hcr home near Shyville.
As yet, no arrests have been made
In connection with the case.
Sholmake
jes- ,
ad. Shoemaker
DEATH OF MISS ROGERS
Miss Hannah Rogers, aged 77, died
at her home near Jackson, Saturday
morning death being due to infirmities of ago. She bad been confined to
her bed since early in the summer,
as the result of injuries received
whan _va suffered a fail, which, combined with her advanced age, caused
I her
death. Funeral services were
SPEEDER BROUGHT BACK 'held at th* Methodist church at
Louis Rusicke, of Cohambus, who I Beaver, Sunday afternoon at two
waa erre-ted hero on August SOth for o'clock, aod burial made at the
speeding, and who i*_*o_i*«d to appear Beaver Chapel cemetery. Rev. A. L.
beforo Mayor Gahlatnan on Sept* 6th, Clary, of Bearer, delivered th* funcr-
was arrested at his home In Coium-jal sermon. Deceased ia survived by
bus, Saturday, by Officers Murphy three full ristcra, Mrs. JuJia Rodel, of
and Miller for falling to keep his Dove; Mrs, Aiasle* Daily, of Spring
WILL GIVE SOCIAL
The Bethel Grange wiU give a
social at the Red Men Hall Saturday
evening, Novanxbar 23th. Ice cream, _
soup and aandwicbes wtil b* served, promise, and brought to this _ty, field, and Mias Margaret Rogers, with [good price. 14c and up. By feeding | men and assuming thedutiea of a,
Girls are requested to bring pre_.|wher» he was tried b*f or* Mayor whom ah* made ber home. Sh* U al-
*■*■-•- ,.„/•;•■■ lGab!r*mar- He was fined $10 and!so survived by three half brothers.
wish to work in a bank?*1-
Serious Youth—"I believe
money In Ji."*--Bos_sn Transcript.
j$50. Tho cost* amounted to $40, as]of Portsmouth, and two half sisters,
there's the officer- war* obliged to make two Mr*. Cora Sheets, of Chillicothe, and
mg Club, le i by Iva Mustard.
Tho con: *how wo* financed
each nia*i paying an entry fee of
and the TAiiUrer tak.ng thc "pot."
S. Vuftine *•.•_-■> the winner with
i.eid > Yc.'luw Dent.
(Chillicothe, will be the speaker at the.'achooU at Ihike. Brown *chooI, I_ar-
byjbanquet. Following him, thc district c! Hill *chooi and Smith Hill school
10c'cabinet officers will discus* the var-jarl!] probably have program*.
J. ious department objective* and pre- hlrs. Loui« Dourict and George
h.s tent ideas and methods to be used in Crabtree are in charge of exhibits.
local leogua— Tlu» i.» one of four Pnxes arc offere-d for yellow corn.
A.'tcr the meeting, v*ame*. in w
corr. wac ihe keynote, were pi_v
and everyone ate apple*.
'. -uch rullic.*. to be held in Portsmouth white com, mixed coin, oat.*, potatoes,
it.: IVistrict, applck, fanned fruit, canned vege-
Thc Scioto county rally will be tablet, and bread
held at tho Bigelow church. Porta- j Other institutes to Int held in I>v-
KILLED mouth on Monday, November ZVth. cember are Latham. December 14th-
Oak Valley, December I6tn-
Jack- 17th, and Beaver, December 18th-l-th.
MANY PHEASANTS
Reports from hunters :n all paita Law_jynce county will hold u meeting 15th;
of Pike county indicate that a record!at ^/ronton on December 3rd.
number of nng*-neck pheasant* have aon county young people will gather
been killed in the county since the,at the' Jackson M. E. church on; THE POTTER AND THE CLAY
opening of the aea*on on November!Friday, December 4th. When Smith Damron appears on
15th. The Hungarian partridge, m-, These meeting-* will be full of pep ithe High School entertainment cour.*-e
troduced here some tim* ago, appears;anj inspiration. It is expected that: Wednesday evening, December 2nd.
to have l___ in making good m!every part of thc county will bc re-;patrons will hear not only a fascinal-
matters _t jtzreas* expected. Itab-; presented by a largo delegation. Be- ing discussion of "The Potter apd the
bits ate ;>!cr:.__ in some parts of [tides the diatrict officers, Dr. C. B.;Clay,** but also will see a remarkable
tho county, but are reported as scare* I Alexander, District Superintendent,! collection of American art pottery
in others. ;will be in attendance. and rhmaware. Mr. Damron, a prac*
LANDS IN TOILS
Ben Shoemaker, of Beaver,
FACES BAD SITUATION
Chillicothe faces a flremanie-vl'-ii
; tieal potter, will make vessel* of clay
■on an old-fashioned potter*!, wiieel, in
view of his audienre. He will
taken into custody by Traffic Officer; policernanle_» Christmas unle&a som«id*»crihe the preparation of thc clay,
Pennington on Gallia avenue, Newjjp^j flm^nria' angel flies along or !•*** glaxing, decorating ond burning.
Boston, *ariy Thursday night, and-Sa^ elaus tucks an unexpected j **• **••■ «P«ak intertrstingiy of tne art
lodged in the village Jail on charges jgjfj jn the Old Metropolis' stocking.!0' *h* potter. .
of intoxication WW* possession of Officials, including Mayor Addison P. Splendid lessons in character build-
liquor. In default of sufficient bondJMinshall and Safety Director Henry1 »ftg are drawn by Mr. Darn^n from
he was held to await Irraignment in; ■_. Gartner, admitted so mueh Thurs- '•*■•■ demonatrations. He qnot#< many
the court of Mayor V. R Bierley, t_y> fa dutcuvsing the -criousness of j****! gems of literature. At th* doe*
Friday.—Portsmouth Sun. _, ! the financial situalion which the city'of his entertainment, he givfta his
I finds itself confronting at the present/ audience an opportunity to examine
HOGS TO MARKET jtime. Early in the pot week, police'his display of rare china ware, and to
Farmers in this Mason, who are [and fir* chiefs were adv-*ed to eutj'**** qoestiona concerning the pot-
-uece-sful hog feeders, are now put- down their forces. Police Chief Fox [ **•"'• *****
ting their porkers on the market at a! has complied, lopping off four police- j
TO GIVE SOCIAL
early, no loss is experienced by cold j desk sergeant himself. Safety Direc-f A social is to bc held at Bethel,
and stormy weather. In cold, severe:tor Gartner, last Thursday monting,»iK9_t Saturday night, November _3th.
Bank President "But why do you)costs, the total amount being about • William, Oscar and George Rogtrr%j-_t_sth*r, it takes- as much corn to admitted that no definite decision had by the women of that comm-m'ty,
fatten aa it does to keep the animal!been reached in the fire department;who are raking money to help finance
warm. Early feeding elwaya p*y*|a_t yet, although deciaring that some'the Bethel Institute, which is to b*
•trips to Columbus te get Ruikke.'Mr*. Joseph Beancharop. cf Piketon. and th* market i» generally good.(action undoubtedly would be taken.|held during lb* week of January <th.

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VOLUME 83
WAVERLY, OHIO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1923
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NUMBER 48
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J. W. DOWNING |
IS CANDIDATE
AGED MAN KILLED BY D. T. 4
i Climbed Between Cars Which Block
ed Cro_sing at lronton—-Died at
Martin, Hospital
L«s Foster, former* Jackson man,
FOR THE STUMP OP GREAT!wa_ the engineer of a J). T. «t I.
JUNIOR SAGAMORB OF THE
GREAT COUNCIL OF OHIO
train which killed Joseph II. Witten-
j berg, aired 70 years, at lronton Tues-
jday afternoon of last week.
Fosters train was blocking _ erots-
ifng at Third and Railroad streets in
! thai city. The aged man, impatient
__ J to get home from his work at a tailor
ing Hhop, started to climb between
Long Connected With L O. R. M.j thc cars, when tho train suddenly
MEET ON DECEMBER 1st!
and His Broad Fraternal Affiliation- Make.Him Pre-eminent
18 NOW MAYOR OF PIKETON
When tho first tribal meetings of
the dilTcront tribes of- Red. MVft,
throughout the state of Ohio, ure victim had been placed on the side-
held for the month of December, the
Past Sachems of these tribes will
vote on a number of candidates for
tbe Stomp of Great Junior Sagamore
of the Great Council of Ohio.
Among the candidate- for this important Stump will be found the name
of John W. Downing, Mayor of Piketon and cashier of the Piketon National Bank. Mr. Downing'* long connection with the Imp. O. R. M. and
his broad fraternal affiliations, make
started. IJ i.- left arm and leg were
xevcred and hia right aide and leg
wer badly crushed and mangled. Hc
was picked up bleeding and dying,
and ru>.hcd to the Murting hospital,
where he died a few minutes later.
Tho crew of the train was not
awaro of the accident until the caboose pawed the place where tho
walk awaiting on ambulance.
Mr. Foster has been a railroader
for ycaw, with an enviable record- of
service.
MAN AND BOY ARE HURT
Three cars figured in a collision
which resulted* in painful, although
not serious injuries to a man and boy,
und tho -ever* shaking up of __*#•_-]
other occupants of the machines.
z:t~:::zsFARMERSTOHoij)
Home Talent Production Given ;n ! A ITITTT - I PrOOIAlTP
w.,„ly_T.BlB,,ci,yAa„c ANNUAL _._}M0NS
With only a few seats remaining; ——.
for the two Wuverly *hows, the big DUKE COMMUNITY^ FARMERS
j Knight* of Pytfmu Minstrel*, which; WILL HOLD INSTITUTE ON
nil Waverly and I'ike county has bemttj MONDAY AND TUESDAY {
leagerly looking forward to, promise* <
I to be a great suct'cvs and Indications ■
tare now that the .«how will play to!
jroore peoplo thia year than last. When
thc Jone.« d. _£ *torr opened up I_*t j
Saturday, for two hour*, tho sterol • *"
,was packed with people seeking thej__c«l Interest I. Ccntertd On the
I pasteboard", while telephone cali> tauter Content v/okh Wil", Be
I poured Into the store all Sia_ed Hy the School Children
(the end nt the day, practically all of j
tthe b**.t seat* werv *old. and thi
Jhr.ve been steady ever hince that.
However, there are u few rnon left
• for both night*, mj we would urge >'J*rnm appear.*, elsewhere
of Waverly, and a charter member of jtergarden addition, near Chiliicothe.i —No Arrests Are Made Oleaaon 1- fr__,__nt ;««--_.
COMMUNITY
Graded Way Tribe, No. 23, of Pike- coming from the opposite direction,)
ton. Ho is also a member of the fol*;collided Brown's ear "-roomed into]
lowing fraternal order*: Orient. Taylor'-. All three were badly dam-
Lodge, No. 321, F. & A. M., Wavorly,Lgod Brown had his
Modern Woodmen of America, Lodge > and his eight-year-old
their reserved *eatj», arangemenU
have been made to put in sosnci fold
:lng chairs, so that everybody carinjr
to can see tho big *how.
The dress rehenrsnl wa* ha*J«l Tucv
- evening and everything went olT c. Dourlct. The community financed
like clock work. The opening chorus Independent institute/ In 1U_.1 and
ami the fir«.t part alone will be well y^-., -c the atate is giving them help
worth the price alone, not to say any- t'4(i year Tho xUt ond pays, Si&.OO toward other ea-
and the beautiful afterpiece. "Pre- ppnsc:! of thc institute.
Volstead Day, in a Tea Garden." -,lK ^^ ,Mlt )Car> are Dr.
Mr. George (Pop) Sank haj* been Ma:y Andarson and Chester Strong.
drilling the boy.% hard and he ha* onf_»r, Anderson cornes • from Summitt
hand some real f!a*hy outfits of black lOU;.;> Su. hUjt „pent ^ ,jfe „ ft
MEETING f'in -n** broadcloth, so the »how will nudt,lt of h__uu#ilh_ .She hit* held
resemble a big 'ity minstrc!-r_ther :many ,^r*onmblc position.-, in eonnec-
tion. with school* and other public in-
t"l* tjtut.orr-.. Her reaiiy wit and raro
•uod ^vn-^} have rruidc her "u very ac-
„/..- ».«»ir_„.itior» *«»th Mrs. Mike Morgan, of thuinot let .. lit
no*c broken _., , .
son hod hi«:rl*-/' ' **u*r'8 Schoonover i% at her jot - bndgrJ
were remov- 'u'rr''' ncar Shyville, sullcrin^ with a from hovini
Franklin at;*J"''*en •t>,*, w,,,c"' sl,e **ays 8',,> re*! Unamoi/ac■«.•«•-* 7 rrf_***r_r_f___T_rd
mU_it. .bJ PT-«»_U™. Md-.lu™™l»..r-A>*an^.TO*-'^.Vlhth°~^ ^J^'"
Sun*, served
man of the
committees, was for two years mem-)
ber of thc Board of Appeals and Is at I CHECK
present a member of thc finance com*.
mtttee.
! twice h*r>\ and the people w just »Xh« Adoleacent lloy and Giri" and
•.»hat it is, it is expected that thereN«Th« Revolt of Youth."
will be a ru,h for ?eats down at cheaUr Strong, from Morgan eooft-
Pikcton and a will not bi> surpriwng iy -, lhc oU)KJ. -pg|lfc#r {ot l:,c in>ti.
I to aao tho house parked there too tutc iJr strunjC ^ a kVCftUiUl
A p_r_<1e was staged Wednesday:yoann Uirmei 0f Uw •„,,, iif Morj. ,,
at Waveriy and will be duplicated at „>vVy „c u ^ ftnp ^ uf n ,
Piketon Thanksgiving day in **** who U willing to saerifice self :..*
afternoon. Watch fpr It. other-, and along with h> beany fa »
For the presenUtlon of lht* Mon- ^0rk, finds tihi. to le-d a hvo c I
Magnificent, Ma*todon Mm* Sheep Club. Mr. Strong u.p.cs . i
WORKER WAS
Mr. and Mr-. Dennis Daniels, on the
BUSY; Pruther farm in thc Prairie, between
'. Wpverly and Piketon, Sunday even-
jing, and that her husband took thc
srel*. Mr. Sank iin* brought if\en [.,.. -*\v,nter \\ .iy.*: of Wood F<>
program prepared which conswtcd of -a-Te trunks of the very bc*t scenery-, "Young Life and lU Drveiopim
Mr. Downing is a capable busineas^ To I>uU StiwtIn This City «d w_chine ^ stMd towanl Waverly
man and has been connected with the) GeU Aw*' **** « C**^cottie -about mx-thirty o'clock. M«. Schoon-
Plketon National Bank since its estab-j Last-Week j over's suspicions were aroused andj "The Multiplication Tabic/
"""""*" i she atorted toward Waverly on foot, | ltuth Shoemaker
.costuming and r"fTect.*v
BIG EPWORTH LKAGUE RALLY
liahment in 1902. Hc was at first
assistant cashier of that institution
and, as a reward of his splendid! service, was later promoted to the position of caihier, with tho resignation
of T. N. Patterson, who was tha
first caahi-f.
songs and the following numbers:
"Writing a Composition"
Bern if*.- Muatard. Edna Throckmorton.
Mary Mu^tardT0 Bc Me,d **
Episcopal Church On Next Tues-
*"day, December 21 st
"Pigs"
Held
A man, giving the name of Harry;BLnd j_ter catching a ride with a pa**- ("The Flapper" . . Kdna Throckmortoni
Brown, claiming to hail from Beaver. ^,c m'._orist, she sayB she arrived on, Mr. Socratu* Snookn"
attempted cashing of a bogus check; Water street in time to »ce M
drawn to the order of Walter Yaco, • Morgan getting in the machino with
proprietor of the Famous Clothing | her husband. She says that when
Soil* Problems of thi* Hill Farm ;.•'
anil "The Silver Lining of Farmir
Local thingr of inlet-M in tin
*t;tutc will be a po>t«"r rontca.
Waverly Methodist ,fho0, children. There are |«_o fc -
fereil in IS prues locally, end
winning poster wdl ha *ent lo Col-. ..
bu* to compete in the *tato conte.:.
A County Epworth League Rally m which the fir>t pn:o ia $2.'>.00. *-
C. Uryant is in charge of the poster
Beraice MusUrd, will be held ut the M. E. church.
At tne close of the program, 4-H Waverly, on Tuesday, December 1st, contest
Club certificates were given to the beginning with a banquet ot 5:*W. A conte-t is aUo being run for toe
Co., of Chillicothe, in this city late; »._* attempted to get in the machine,, nCiit«d a ftO check, drawn on a Mrs. .';>rgan sa>*» that Mr*
ation for st second term, which he
graciously refused. He has made a
splendid official and the Great Council
'hilinothe bank, to the order of ( Schoonover wa. in a state of intoxi
fy Blown," and signed by thc cation and that whan she went to gel
ii Clothing, by Walter Yaco, in;into the machine she fell. Mrs. Mor-
of Ohio of the Impd. O. R. M. will be I payment It waa refused and heigan called Marshal Murphy and Ofli-
fortunato should they be successful > left, appearing later at the Will jeers Miller and Noel and told them to
in electing a man of Mr/ Downing'si Dougherty & Co. store, where he.come to West Water street* as their
character and ability to its official'went through a similar procedure and,was a drunken woman there. When
family. Mr. Downing Is at present
chairman of the Pike County Chapter
of the Red Cross Society, which is
doing splendid work In Pike county
under hos leadership.
AN ERROR CORRECTED
A few weeks ago. publication waa
made in on* or mora papers to the
effect that Walter Hankiru* was arraigned on a charge of soliciting orders, and found guilty and fined. This
waa an error. We publish this correction at Mr. Hankine* request in
order to net him right before thc
p-blic I charge-
.... . ' ' >«*r at-*
UNDERGOES OPERATION
F. E. Bauer, Hfti Gallia street,
operated upon by Dr. R. B. Drai-y>
specialist ef Colorobxus. in Portsmouth
General hospital Friday, waa reported
aa getting along nicely Saturday.--
Port-mouth Sun..
reception.
Following the activities of the
check worker here, he departed for
Chillicothe and planted a "cold
check" on Charles Copp'.j, a Chillicothe coal merchant.
BEAVER MAN FINED
Finea of 15 and costs for Intoxication and $100 and costs for poaaesv-
ing liquor were assessed Ben Shoemaker, of Beaver, wben he was arraigned in the court of Mayor V. R.
Bieriey, *pf New Boston, Friday,
in' pleaded guilty to the
A-e paid up.aad was releas-
i picked up by
Tra__c Officer Pennington early
Thursday night and lodged in the
village JaB.
the officers arrived on the scene, they
found Mrs. Schoonover lying in the
gutter unable to arise on account of
her broken limb. She- was taken U>
the office of OS L. E. WIU*, where
the brokon bona-was sot She was
then removed to hcr home near Shyville.
As yet, no arrests have been made
In connection with the case.
Sholmake
jes- ,
ad. Shoemaker
DEATH OF MISS ROGERS
Miss Hannah Rogers, aged 77, died
at her home near Jackson, Saturday
morning death being due to infirmities of ago. She bad been confined to
her bed since early in the summer,
as the result of injuries received
whan _va suffered a fail, which, combined with her advanced age, caused
I her
death. Funeral services were
SPEEDER BROUGHT BACK 'held at th* Methodist church at
Louis Rusicke, of Cohambus, who I Beaver, Sunday afternoon at two
waa erre-ted hero on August SOth for o'clock, aod burial made at the
speeding, and who i*_*o_i*«d to appear Beaver Chapel cemetery. Rev. A. L.
beforo Mayor Gahlatnan on Sept* 6th, Clary, of Bearer, delivered th* funcr-
was arrested at his home In Coium-jal sermon. Deceased ia survived by
bus, Saturday, by Officers Murphy three full ristcra, Mrs. JuJia Rodel, of
and Miller for falling to keep his Dove; Mrs, Aiasle* Daily, of Spring
WILL GIVE SOCIAL
The Bethel Grange wiU give a
social at the Red Men Hall Saturday
evening, Novanxbar 23th. Ice cream, _
soup and aandwicbes wtil b* served, promise, and brought to this _ty, field, and Mias Margaret Rogers, with [good price. 14c and up. By feeding | men and assuming thedutiea of a,
Girls are requested to bring pre_.|wher» he was tried b*f or* Mayor whom ah* made ber home. Sh* U al-
*■*■-•- ,.„/•;•■■ lGab!r*mar- He was fined $10 and!so survived by three half brothers.
wish to work in a bank?*1-
Serious Youth—"I believe
money In Ji."*--Bos_sn Transcript.
j$50. Tho cost* amounted to $40, as]of Portsmouth, and two half sisters,
there's the officer- war* obliged to make two Mr*. Cora Sheets, of Chillicothe, and
mg Club, le i by Iva Mustard.
Tho con: *how wo* financed
each nia*i paying an entry fee of
and the TAiiUrer tak.ng thc "pot."
S. Vuftine *•.•_-■> the winner with
i.eid > Yc.'luw Dent.
(Chillicothe, will be the speaker at the.'achooU at Ihike. Brown *chooI, I_ar-
byjbanquet. Following him, thc district c! Hill *chooi and Smith Hill school
10c'cabinet officers will discus* the var-jarl!] probably have program*.
J. ious department objective* and pre- hlrs. Loui« Dourict and George
h.s tent ideas and methods to be used in Crabtree are in charge of exhibits.
local leogua— Tlu» i.» one of four Pnxes arc offere-d for yellow corn.
A.'tcr the meeting, v*ame*. in w
corr. wac ihe keynote, were pi_v
and everyone ate apple*.
'. -uch rullic.*. to be held in Portsmouth white com, mixed coin, oat.*, potatoes,
it.: IVistrict, applck, fanned fruit, canned vege-
Thc Scioto county rally will be tablet, and bread
held at tho Bigelow church. Porta- j Other institutes to Int held in I>v-
KILLED mouth on Monday, November ZVth. cember are Latham. December 14th-
Oak Valley, December I6tn-
Jack- 17th, and Beaver, December 18th-l-th.
MANY PHEASANTS
Reports from hunters :n all paita Law_jynce county will hold u meeting 15th;
of Pike county indicate that a record!at ^/ronton on December 3rd.
number of nng*-neck pheasant* have aon county young people will gather
been killed in the county since the,at the' Jackson M. E. church on; THE POTTER AND THE CLAY
opening of the aea*on on November!Friday, December 4th. When Smith Damron appears on
15th. The Hungarian partridge, m-, These meeting-* will be full of pep ithe High School entertainment cour.*-e
troduced here some tim* ago, appears;anj inspiration. It is expected that: Wednesday evening, December 2nd.
to have l___ in making good m!every part of thc county will bc re-;patrons will hear not only a fascinal-
matters _t jtzreas* expected. Itab-; presented by a largo delegation. Be- ing discussion of "The Potter apd the
bits ate ;>!cr:.__ in some parts of [tides the diatrict officers, Dr. C. B.;Clay,** but also will see a remarkable
tho county, but are reported as scare* I Alexander, District Superintendent,! collection of American art pottery
in others. ;will be in attendance. and rhmaware. Mr. Damron, a prac*
LANDS IN TOILS
Ben Shoemaker, of Beaver,
FACES BAD SITUATION
Chillicothe faces a flremanie-vl'-ii
; tieal potter, will make vessel* of clay
■on an old-fashioned potter*!, wiieel, in
view of his audienre. He will
taken into custody by Traffic Officer; policernanle_» Christmas unle&a som«id*»crihe the preparation of thc clay,
Pennington on Gallia avenue, Newjjp^j flm^nria' angel flies along or !•*** glaxing, decorating ond burning.
Boston, *ariy Thursday night, and-Sa^ elaus tucks an unexpected j **• **••■ «P«ak intertrstingiy of tne art
lodged in the village Jail on charges jgjfj jn the Old Metropolis' stocking.!0' *h* potter. .
of intoxication WW* possession of Officials, including Mayor Addison P. Splendid lessons in character build-
liquor. In default of sufficient bondJMinshall and Safety Director Henry1 »ftg are drawn by Mr. Darn^n from
he was held to await Irraignment in; ■_. Gartner, admitted so mueh Thurs- '•*■•■ demonatrations. He qnot#< many
the court of Mayor V. R Bierley, t_y> fa dutcuvsing the -criousness of j****! gems of literature. At th* doe*
Friday.—Portsmouth Sun. _, ! the financial situalion which the city'of his entertainment, he givfta his
I finds itself confronting at the present/ audience an opportunity to examine
HOGS TO MARKET jtime. Early in the pot week, police'his display of rare china ware, and to
Farmers in this Mason, who are [and fir* chiefs were adv-*ed to eutj'**** qoestiona concerning the pot-
-uece-sful hog feeders, are now put- down their forces. Police Chief Fox [ **•"'• *****
ting their porkers on the market at a! has complied, lopping off four police- j
TO GIVE SOCIAL
early, no loss is experienced by cold j desk sergeant himself. Safety Direc-f A social is to bc held at Bethel,
and stormy weather. In cold, severe:tor Gartner, last Thursday monting,»iK9_t Saturday night, November _3th.
Bank President "But why do you)costs, the total amount being about • William, Oscar and George Rogtrr%j-_t_sth*r, it takes- as much corn to admitted that no definite decision had by the women of that comm-m'ty,
fatten aa it does to keep the animal!been reached in the fire department;who are raking money to help finance
warm. Early feeding elwaya p*y*|a_t yet, although deciaring that some'the Bethel Institute, which is to b*
•trips to Columbus te get Ruikke.'Mr*. Joseph Beancharop. cf Piketon. and th* market i» generally good.(action undoubtedly would be taken.|held during lb* week of January